Colac railway station

Colac

Station building from the goods shed, looking down the line
Station information
Code	COL
Distance from Southern Cross	155.39 km
Operator	V/Line
Lines	Warrnambool
# Platforms	1
# Tracks	3
Status	Staffed Station
Viclink profile	Link
Myki zone	Zone 11

Colac is a railway station in Colac, Victoria, Australia. It is serviced by V/Line passenger trains on the Warrnambool line, with all services stopping here. Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel shelter provided with the freight gate during the 1980s. In 2008 the points for the crossing loop were removed.^[1]

Platforms/Services

Platform 1:

• Warrnambool line—intercity services to Southern Cross
• Warrnambool line—intercity services to Warrnambool

Former branch line

Colac was the interchange with the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Crowes line. This line was built in the early 1900s to service the farming and timber harvesting areas in the Otway Ranges. The Colac to Crowes line was built in two stages, with the first to Beech Forest opened on 1 March 1902. The final section to Crowes opened on 20 June 1911. The line was closed in sections, Ferguson to Crowes closed on 9 December 1954, followed by a reopening to Weeaproinah on 19 January 1955 and full closure on 30 June 1962.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Rail Geelong - Colac Station". www.railgeelong.com. http://www.railgeelong.com/location/colac. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
2. ^ Norman Houghton. "Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway Conservation Management Plan". Colac–Otway Shire. http://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au/Files/BLCMS.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 

Coordinates: 38°20′36″S 143°35′13″E / 38.3433°S 143.5869°E / -38.3433; 143.5869